The Conch / Power
The conch in Lord of The Flies by William Golding symbolizes power in many different ways. It symbolizes power in the sense that one person has it and that makes them more superior than the rest. Ralph was voted chief in the beginning of the book which mean’t he had the over all power of the conch, and when he blew it all the boys came to him. When anyone else had the conch in there possession no one paid any attention to them. It became a normal routine for the boys, whenever Ralph blew the conch they had an immediate response to stop whatever it is they were doing and come to him. Ralph had all the power. From the beginning the Conch was a symbol of power. The boys voted Ralph chief from the start. He was the only one …show more content…
A person is more powerful when they have something, someone else wants. For instance, when I look at Kylie Jenner, yes she has millions of dollars but when I look at everything she has and everything she wears, I look up to her. She is eighteen years old, so just about two years older than I. She is that older figure that I look up to for all the fashion advice. She has her own app which could symbolize the conch in a way. Whenever I get that notification I go right to the app and see what new stuff she has posted and take away so much advice. Her app and the notifications symbolizes the conch and the sound that the conch makes. The boys come when they hear the sound because Ralph is an older figure that they look up to and trust to tell the what to do. “At last Ralph ceased to blow and sat there, the conch trailing from one hand, his head bowed on his knees. As the echoes died away so did the laughter, and there was silence” (16). Another example of the conch is the military horn. Everyone morning they here the horn and they know its time to get up or time to eat. They’re in a routine and they know exactly what to do when the horn sounds. The boys are the same way. When the hear the sound of that conch they know exactly what to do and they respond
The conch in Lord of The Flies by William Golding symbolizes power in many different ways. It symbolizes power in the sense that one person has it and that makes them more superior than the rest. Ralph was voted chief in the beginning of the book which mean’t he had the over all power of the conch, and when he blew it all the boys came to him. When anyone else had the conch in there possession no one paid any attention to them. It became a normal routine for the boys, whenever Ralph blew the conch they had an immediate response to stop whatever it is they were doing and come to him. Ralph had all the power. From the beginning the Conch was a symbol of power. The boys voted Ralph chief from the start. He was the only one …show more content…
A person is more powerful when they have something, someone else wants. For instance, when I look at Kylie Jenner, yes she has millions of dollars but when I look at everything she has and everything she wears, I look up to her. She is eighteen years old, so just about two years older than I. She is that older figure that I look up to for all the fashion advice. She has her own app which could symbolize the conch in a way. Whenever I get that notification I go right to the app and see what new stuff she has posted and take away so much advice. Her app and the notifications symbolizes the conch and the sound that the conch makes. The boys come when they hear the sound because Ralph is an older figure that they look up to and trust to tell the what to do. “At last Ralph ceased to blow and sat there, the conch trailing from one hand, his head bowed on his knees. As the echoes died away so did the laughter, and there was silence” (16). Another example of the conch is the military horn. Everyone morning they here the horn and they know its time to get up or time to eat. They’re in a routine and they know exactly what to do when the horn sounds. The boys are the same way. When the hear the sound of that conch they know exactly what to do and they respond